Conference "The Death of Law? Machines, Technology, and Algorithms Deciding" to address the impact of technology on legal systems.
Tallinn University’s "The Death of Law? Machines, Technology, and Algorithms Deciding" conference on 3.-4. october 2024 will explore the growing influence of AI on law, questioning if this marks the end of law as we know it.
On October 3-4, 2024, Tallinn University will host an international conference "The Death of Law? Machines, Technology, and Algorithms Deciding." This pivotal event will delve into the profound impact of digitalization and artificial intelligence on the legal landscape. The conference will feature distinguished scholars, as professor Guliano Amato, professor Francisco J. Ansuátegui Roig, professor Gerald Postema and professor Francisco J. Ansuátegui Roig who will lead discussions on the future of law in an era increasingly dominated by technology.
The core question of the conference is: Is the growing reliance on algorithms and machine-driven decision-making signaling the "death" of law as we know it? Participants will explore how these technological advancements might alter fundamental legal principles, particularly the roles of free will and human judgment in a world where rules are increasingly dictated by machines.
Bringing together experts from Europe and the United States, this conference will offer a platform for rigorous debate on whether this shift towards technological dominance marks the end of law's traditional role in society. Attendees can expect to gain valuable insights into the future of legal practice as it adapts to an increasingly digital and automated world.
Conference program
Thursday, 3rd October
09:30 Registration
10:00 Opening words Professor of Data Analysis Katrin Niglas
First Session: Is Law withering away?
Chairing: Prof. Massimo La Torre
10:20 Professor Giuliano Amato / The death of law? Law, as a human product, is immortal / online
10:50 Professor Roger Brownsword / Law’s Imperfect Governance: Problems, Challenges, and Prospects
11:20 Coffee break
11:50 Professor Gerald Postema / AI in Law or AI in the Place of Law?
12:20 Discussion
13:20 Lunch
Second Session: Rules and Algorithms
Chairing: Indrek Grauberg Director of the School School of Governance, Law and Society
14:30 PhD Madis Ernits / Artificial Intelligence Act and Courts
15:00 Professor José Ignacio Solar Cayón / Artificial intelligence-assisted judicial decisions in Spanish legislation
15:30 Coffee break
16:00 Professor Luisa Torchia / Algorithmic legality and automated administrative decision / online
16:20 Professor Lehte Roots / Algorithms and law – do computers understand law?
17:00 Discussion
17:50 Closing words, day one
Friday, 4th October
09:30 Registration
Third Session: Rights, Democracy, and Machines Chairing: Katrin Niglas Professor of Data Analysis
10:00 Professor Francisco J. Ansuátegui Roig / Technology and new normativities
10:30 Professor Mart Susi / Non-coherence theory of digital human rights
11:00 Coffee break
11:30 Professor Leif Kalev / Digitalization and democracy
12:00 Professor Marjolein Lanzing / Algorithmic Discrimination, Surveillance and Democracy
12:30 Discussion
13:20 Lunch
Fourth Session: Humans as Obsolete Actors?
Chairing: Professor Mart Susi
14:30 Professor William Lucy / Human Agency in the Face of Technological Management
15:00 Professor Jaan Aru / What’s next for humans?
15:30 Coffee break
16:00 PhD Oliver Laas / TBC
16:30 Prof. Marina Lalatta Costerbosa / In Search of Lost Imagination. Günther Anders’ Concept of homo machina
17:00 Discussion
17:50 Closing words